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Posted by Robin on Feb 2, 2012 in Featured, People | Comments Off on Emeril Lagasse

How many celebrity chefs can you think of who have not one, but two catchphrases? During each show, you can count on him adding something...

Posted by Robin on Oct 12, 2011 in Featured, General, Music | Comments Off on Music: Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Take the blues quality of African music. Play it on instruments mostly invented in Europe. Filter it through the African-American...

Posted by Robin on Mar 29, 2010 in Food | 1 comment

This is a low country favorite, the low country consisting of Charleston, South Carolina (Great American Things, June 7, 2009) and its...

Posted by Robin on Aug 9, 2009 in Food | 2 comments

Don’t even start with me on nutrition and the health perils of fried foods. I’m not saying you should eat fried foods every...

Posted by Robin on May 11, 2009 in Music, Singer | Comments Off on Singer: Louis Armstrong

Nicknamed “Satchmo,” Louis Armstrong was a crossover artist before people knew such a thing existed. It’s probably a...